The one demo track I've heard has a lot of promise, so huzzah for this. Wonder how much backlash there'll be once the second album comes around.

I'm removing Joseph Arthur, since according to the new release list for Sept/Oct his new album comes out in 3 weeks. I find it hard to believe that he'd have another one out as soon as 2007, since his name is Joseph Arthur and not Ryan Adams. Then again, maybe I'm wrong?

Ditto for 'Weird Al', since Straight Outta Lynwood is scheduled for release in September.

I'm not going to list Kevin Federline because he's not an artist. He's a celebrity.

Linkin Park (produced, I hear, by Rick Rubin!)
Dr. Dre (oh yeahhh)
The Postal Service

My other faves already released stunningly good albums this year: Muse, Placebo, Mesh and Keane.

MANIC STREET PREACHERS

At some point I had read that he had a cd coming out this year and next. Looking at his website, it looks like he released 'The Invisible Parade' earlier this year, which was only available packaged with a book he put out of original art, so I guess both discs are out this year. I didn't hear a word about the first one when it came out.

Kings of Leon (Far and away my #1 choice)
The Arcade Fire
Bloc Party
Wilco

I hate to say it but I don't have much hope for the Smashing Pumpkins album. They might as well call it Zwan 2.0

In the past I would have been looking forward to a Foo Fighters cd, but after the last two albums I have given up on them.

If U2 does release an album next year I assume it would not be until the end of the year. Then they will probably follow the same tour pattern in 2008 that they seem to have followed since The Joshua Tree (Start off in the US in March, go to Europe for the summer, come back to the US in the fall.)

also looking forward to the new Fountains of Wayne album.

Arcade Fire
Bloc Party
Bravery
Dream Theater
Franz Ferdinand
Interpol
The Polyphonic Spree

Radiohead.

Just for a studio version of ARPEGGI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Radiohead
Interpol
Bloc Party
Doves

Aesop Rock - Fishtale (not sure if thats real title name, just says on wikipedia)
Bloc Party
*cough*Linkin Park*cough*

http://www.atu2.com/newalbum/

U2
Radiohead
Modest Mouse (if it doesn't make it out this fall--has been delayed once already I think)
Foo Fighters

Dave Matthews Band if they get one out (played 5 or 6 new songs on tour this summer)

Cool! Sounds fairly certain!
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1) Interpol
1a) Smashing Pumpkins
2) Radiohead
3) Doves
4) Bloc Party

Others:
The Shins
Franz Ferdinand
The Postal Service

Innocence Mission's new album most of all. Not on your list.

Dr Dre
Guns N Roses
Aerosmith
Metallica
Postal Service

I'm looking forward to a lot of those, plus Electrelane's new album. They're in Berlin writing it now, so I'd expect a release at the very end of this year or early next year. Their new album is not listed.

Actually, I have a good friend who is good friends with their bassist or guitarist (Mia) and he told me that she left Berlin a week or so ago... Which means they must be finished with the writing stage of it. So then it's recording.

I'll add the album to my list as it seems quite unlikely that it will see the light of day this calendar year.

It is now!
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Rush
U2
Interpol
Smashing Pumpkins

Just read over at Pitchfork that Magnetic Fields will be releasing one (tentatively) next spring! Adding that to both the master list and the list of "for sure" purchases for me!
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Pitchfork has a small bit with Jenny Lewis and it seems Rilo Kiley will probably be getting one out next year too!
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The Arcade Fire
Andrew Bird
Fountains of Wayne
Interpol
Radiohead
Smashing Pumpkins
The Magnetic Fields

It seems Clap Your Hands Say Yeah have one coming out on 30 January! Or, at least, the Pitchfork tidbit today says so, according to their guitarist/keyboardist.
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Modest Mouse have pushed back their new album from the end of December into the early new year. It's to be titled: We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank